Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 78.5% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM12.01
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.03
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.72
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.79
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.53
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.89
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.82
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.61
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.44
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.45
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.20
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM53.04
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM45,037.74
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.51
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.88
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM618.70
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM446.21
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM244.79
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM363.30
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,537.97
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM4.00
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.15
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.11
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.43
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM10.01
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM152.63
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.98
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM153.31
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM171.71
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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